Give generously--whatever amount you can give during these challenging financial times will be gratefully appreciated. Make your tax deductible check payable to Coalition for Peace with Justice In the memo line of the check put " Hope Flowers". Mail to:

CPWJ
PO Box 2081
Chapel Hill, NC 27515

OR

What is Hope Flowers School?

The school was founded in Bethlehem in 1984 by the late Hussein Issa, a former Palestinian refugee, social visionary and educationalist. Hope Flowers is now run by members of his family and a dedicated team of teachers, staff and volunteers.

The school’s student population was dramatically reduced from a high of 500 students in 1999 due to difficult economic conditions resulting from the intifada and Israeli re-occupation. The number of students is climbing once again toward 1999 levels.

Hope Flowers is an independent school with no state or institutional backing, supported by modest school fees, local initiatives such as sales from the school mini-farm, and the generosity of people, trusts and institutions worldwide. It runs a scholarships fund for poorer students in need.

The school's guiding principles, its high educational standards and our response to the pressures arising from the acute situation in Palestine, make Hope Flowers a leader in the field of peace-building and democratic education worldwide.

Children are given a progressive education based on Montessori methods and the Palestinian Authority curriculum, with an added intercultural, interfaith, conflict-resolution and democratic emphasis and extra-curricular programs too.

The school runs trauma-recovery programs for children and their and community programs. This is a key element in Hope Flowers' approach to peace and democracy education, and as far as we know it is unique worldwide.
 

What is Distinctive About Hope Flowers School?

 

• Progressive educational methods (Montessori-based, with mixed-gender classes)
• Interfaith and intercultural understanding

• War-trauma psychological support for children and families

• Peace activities (peace curriculum, networking, community projects)

• Implementation of its main objective, which is to help to raise a new generation believing in peace, democracy, freedom and respect for the rights and needs of others.

Educational and community development include:

The Hope Flowers Centre for Educational and Community Development was established in 2004 to spread the school's philosophy to the broader community. The vision of the centre is the establishment of a culture of peace. It aims to facilitate this process through five major departments:

1. The Centre for Educational Development trains teachers from other schools in integrating concepts of peace education into their curriculum and acting as role models for students.

2. The Centre for Youth Development aims to empower young people and stimulate their active involvement in society.

3. The Centre for Psychological Support provides psycho-social counseling for war-traumatized children by training teachers and school counselors in recognizing students' psychological needs.

4. The Centre for the Empowerment of Women encourages women to engage in society, providing them with skills needed to become more proactive citizens.

5. The Centre for Interfaith Activities promotes peace in the Holy Land by engaging Muslims, Christians and Jews in sincere interfaith dialogue.

Please help us to fund and increase Hope Flowers School

THANK YOU!